... their management of child learners with behaviour disorders. Specifically, it unravels the unique ways teachers utilise social networks to access health information (how), identifies the effective strategies they employ (what) and elucidates the underlying reasons for these strategies (why). The merit...

... study conducted in northern parts of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was applied as the theoretical framework of the study. Within a qualitative research method four focused group interviews with 30 rural mothers were employed to generate data. Findings...

... understanding of the health-promoting initiatives of Saudi Arabian universities and colleges in preventing risky driving behaviour among students. Interviews were used to collect data from 11 faculty members. Findings Results suggest that educational programmes for changing the risky driving behaviour...

... but also did not diminish the quality of response. An anonymised questionnaire (see the Appendix) was designed based on closed questions from the USA National Youth Risk Behaviour Questionnaire, and the USA National College Health Risk Behaviors Survey (NCHRBS) (Douglas et al., 1997...

... on smoking behavior from the perspective of developing countries (Hafez and Ling, 2005 ; Ling and Glantz, 2002). However, no literature exists on how various psychological factors contribute to young smokers’ behavioral intention to quit tobacco consumption in this context. This study aims to provide...

... encompassing socio-ecological factors. The authors tentatively conclude that socio-ecological circumstances influence adolescents’ health-related behaviour, but that this review does not provide the full picture. There seemed to be certain key factors with a relation to behavioural outcomes that might increase...

...-emotional skills may boost children’s developmental and academic trajectory, while the costs of behaviour problems are enormous for schools with considerable impact on others’ well-being. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 40 teachers attended the Incredible Years (IY) Teacher Classroom...

... (experimental group (EG)=193; control group (CG)=220), and their teachers participated in the study. Children in the EG were randomized to two conditions: universal intervention (behavior modification (BM)=99) vs additional ADHD specific elements (BM+attention training; BM+AT=94) to evaluate effects...

... attitudes, understandings and behaviours towards healthy living in a part of the UK with a well-documented history of poor health. Dr Fiona Mary Poland can be contacted at: f.poland@uea.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Behaviour Nutrition Community Health Eating Lifestyle...

... representatives from these institutions. A content analysis of the identified modules and a thematic analysis of the interview transcripts were conducted. Findings While there is more behaviour orientation than setting orientation identified in the curricula, the interviewees showed a broad understanding...

... Behaviour in School‐aged Children Study (2006). Design/methodology/approach The data were obtained from 1,670 Finnish 9th graders. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the associations between school perceptions, health‐compromising behaviours, and selected family factors. Findings...

.... The situational crime prevention approach was used to guide the development of intervention strategies for the current study based on the principles that: […] situations can present cues which prompt the individual to perform criminal [smoking] behavior, they can exert social pressure...

... Burke can be contacted at: e.burke@nuigalway.ie © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Students Exercise Lifestyles Behaviour Surveys Ireland Smoking, diet and physical activity have been identified as key determinants of health (Steptoe et al., 2002). Physical...

...‐smoking; and the potential use of celebrities – such as actors – as spokespersons or role models in anti‐smoking campaigns. Sandra C. Jones can be contacted at: sandraj@uow..edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Tobacco Magazines Australia Young adults Influence Behaviour...

.... Special attention was paid to the potential moderating effect of “awareness” and “habit strength” on the association between psychosocial factors and exercise behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered on 419 Dutch children, aged eight to 13 years, with self‐administered questionnaires...

...). The instruments can be summarised as follows: Atie van den Brink‐Muinen can be contacted at: a.vandenbrink@nivel.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Communication Doctors Patients General practice Health services Behaviour It is generally held that a good doctor‐patient...

... be an indicator of problem behaviours that are already in place during childhood (Hanna et al., 2001). Youth Health education Behaviour United Kingdom The first national 1 survey to measure smoking among adolescents took place in 1982 (Dobbs and Marsh, 1982). It revealed that 11 per cent...

... structured life‐skills and vocational education, volunteering and social support for young people who are at “high risk” of teenage pregnancy and other problem behaviours, have been shown to be effective in modifying young people's behaviour, promoting safer sex and reducing teenage pregnancies. A systematic...

... development in adolescence. This comparative study looked for differences in the problem behaviour profiles of 15‐year‐old adolescents in the Pitkäranta district in Russia and in eastern Finland, in order to develop more effective strategies for adolescents' health promotion. Design/methodology/approach...

...Graham Allen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of government and policy making in supporting schools to develop work on social behaviour. Design/methodology/approach The paper is written by a sitting member of Parliament in the UK who is himself supporting work...